List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Deputy Speaker of
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Deputy Speaker of ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
उप अध्यक्ष महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा
	Seal of the state of Maharashtra
	Flag of India
	Incumbent; Narhari Sitaram Zirwal; since 14 March 2020; Nationalist Congress Party
	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Style	The Hon’ble (formal); Mr. Deputy Speaker (informal)
Member of	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Government of Maharashtra
Residence	Mumbai
Seat	Maharashtra Legislature
Appointer	Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term length	During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument	Article 93 of the Constitution of India
Precursor	Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti, SHS; (30 November 2018 – 9 November 2019)
Inaugural holder	Narayan Gururao Joshi, INC; (Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly); ( 1937 - 1939); Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi ,INC ; (Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly); (1947 - 1952); Deendayal Gupta, INC; (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly); (1 May 1960 – 3 March 1962);
Formation	1 May 1960
Salary	₹ - approximately
Website	-

The deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra. They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra and they are the second highest ranking legislative officer of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, the lower house of the Government of Maharashtra. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra.

List of deputy speakers

Sr No	Deputy Speaker	Party	Tenure^[1]		Duration
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47)
1	Narayan Gururao Joshi	Congress	1937	1939	2 years
2	Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi	Congress	1946	1946	1 year
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60)
(2)	Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi	Congress	1947	1952	5 years
3	S. R. Kanthi		5 May 1952	31 October 1956	4 years, 179 days
4	S. K. Wankhede		23 November 1956	5 April 1957	133 days
5	Deendayal Gupta		20 June 1957	30 April 1960	2 years, 315 days
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Commenced 1960)
6	Deendayal Gupta	Congress	1 May 1960	3 March 1962	1 year, 306 days
7	Krishnarao Girme		20 March 1962	13 March 1972	9 years, 359 days
8	Ramkrishna Pant Bet		23 March 1972	26 February 1976	3 years, 340 days
9	S. F. P. S. M. Pasha		12 March 1976	20 April 1977	1 year, 39 days
10	Shivraj Patil		5 July 1977	2 March 1978	240 days
11	Gajananrao Raghunathrao Garud	Independent	21 March 1978	5 April 1979	1 year, 15 days
12	Suryakant Dongre	RPK	7 April 1979	9 June 1980	1 year, 63 days
13	Shankarrao Jagtap	Congress (U)	3 July 1980	8 March 1985	4 years, 248 days
14	Kamalkishor Kadam	Congress (S)	21 March 1985	22 June 1986	1 year, 93 days
15	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil	Congress (S)	24 June 1986	25 June 1988	2 years, 1 day
16	Babanrao Dhakne	JNP	30 July 1988	9 December 1989	1 year, 132 days
18	Moreshwar Temurde	JD	19 July 1991	11 March 1995	3 years, 235 days
19	Sharad Motiram Tasare	Congress	28 March 1995	15 July 1999	4 years, 109 days
20	Pramod Bhaurao Shende		23 December 1999	3 November 2009	9 years, 315 days
21	Madhukarrao Chavan		10 December 2009	18 November 2010	343 days
22	Vasant Chinduji Purke		4 December 2010	8 November 2014	3 years, 340 days
23	Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti	Shiv Sena	30 November 2018	9 November 2019	344 days
24	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal	NCP	14 March 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 238 days

References

^ "Legislative Assembly Deputy Speakers (1937 to 2020)" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[1] "Legislative Assembly Deputy Speakers (1937 to 2020)" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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List of deputy speakers

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